Villains in Wrestling: Making People Hate You
Here’s my love letter to villains in wrestling, also known as Heels.
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Inoki vs Vadar (note- I’ve seen reports that inokis win streak lasted 12 months, 2 years, 4 years, 7 years, and 9 years, given the amount of cross promotion matches that happened in this era as well as the blurring of the lines between shoot fights and works, its difficult to say how long the streak actually was so Im just using an average of four):
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Vadar talking about the riot:
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Thanks for posting!
anyone got manga recommendations
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@@reshflow299 chainsaw man, jojos, one punch man, hunter x hunter, berserk
Made 2 wrestling vids before. Both got claimed. Making another this year. Will probably get claimed. When it comes to wrestling vids, Fair Use gets buried every time 😭 but god I’m excited to watch this
Japanese female heels look like they’re having more fun than anyone else on the entire planet.
They look like they have the best anime
I sure know who I'm rooting for.
If this comment had no context you might assume that it was left on a very different website from KZhead 💀
Kagetsu is/was simply the best. One of my favourite matches was were she felt so invincible that she claimed she would defeat her opponent in under 5 minutes, and proposed a timelimit and in case of a draw she would loose her title. At the beginning of the match she brought a kettle and cup noodles to the ring, and claimed she would be done in time for a nice hot cup of isntant ramen. She wrestled the match very lackadaisical, constantly belittleling her opponent at first, but grew more desperate with time. While she was clearly the superior figther in the match, her oponent would kick out constantly and not giving up. Kagetsu won of course, but it too her 6 minutes 30. She got up took her Cup Noodles, ate them and stated "A bit too cold I guess... Well, you did prove me wrong, I took longer, how long was it? 6 minutes 30?... Well I guess I proposed to lose the title if I took to long... But Rossi [the owner] never gave me a contract for the stipulation, so it was never official, So I guess I keep it, don't I?" and walked away. Kagetsu is great.
@@TainakaRicchan Aw man! That's effing great! It feels so odd to see so much fun stuff in Japanese female wrestling since it's like the most obscure of the obscure, but I really want to check it out now. It just seems so interesting.
"He refuses to enter until a mink rug is laid before him and the mink is sprayed with perfume." You are just describing his entrance and I already fucking hate him.
I think that's *the ring is sprayed with perfume, but same difference.
then he was doing his job well i gotta agree i heard the little talked about him in the bideo and saw the fottage and i just wanna punch so i guess he did his job well because people liked seing him get punched
I love him xD
Welcome to Wrastlin. We don't believe in subtlety
How
The fact the guy is committed enough to his character to flip off a kid is honestly respectable in a crazy way.
Fuck them kids. That was probably him being considerate. No need to get upset over a finger anyways.
He has now threw a drink at a kid. God bless MJF
@@JacksiloutionThrew an alcoholic drink, too. Thankfully the kid was OK.
If causing emotional harm to kids is respectable, I should be a great emperor by now
@@Mana-ray635 Wow he stuck a finger to a kid. How will the kid ever recover???
I feel like cutting Gorgeous George's advice in half lessens its impact a bit. "A lot of people will pay to see someone shut your mouth. So keep on bragging, keep on sassing and always be outrageous."
DAMNNNNN
When you understand that Gorgeous George made a living out of people paying to see someone stop him from doing his own antics, the other half is pretty dang obvious.
I can't get over the fact that the most dramatic storyline in this video is about the shocking, unexpected turn to the dark side of a man whose name is literally EVIL
Who could have seen it coming?
Well, Los Ingobernables del Japon were bad guys in the beginning so it makes sense, he couldn't change his name to GOOD
And even then, I couldn't tell who was going to "turn" because almost all the mentioned characters *were already heels*
@@PauloHenrique-op5fc good is the antonym of bad, not evil. The word you are looking for is holy.
@@E_l_l_i_e sorry, not my native language
Moral of the story: Japanese pro wrestling storytelling is godlike
do you watch czw or gcw?
Cringe*
@@GrowingDownUnder Japanese wrestling being good doesn't mean everything else is bad
I have an easier way of making people hate you, you spam links in comments :) kzhead.info/sun/n8-Sk9OAapicrIk/bejne.html
I mean I cried to YOSHIHASHI winning the NEVER 6 man titles so yeah.
"It was a fucking plastic spider and I'm still mad about it" That line summarizes literally everything that happened to every member of the Wyett family in WWE.
well you happlily will realize that "wyatt" is spelled this way and as a plus! Windham thinks about leaving wrestling behind alltogether. your sources suck btw.
luke(broaden lee) goes to aew cause they got buried RIP eric few only know where he is. braun only got shoved and cameback with a push then flopped (typical vince) bray got a very messy run after his family saga, even as the fiend he has to butt head with many staffs and vince for creative issues rendering his art useless, he has good rep and work but being held back is just ugly even if the part of it is his very loose promo over-the-top villain persona and quite borderline too edge to cut someone.
THE HUMAN SPIDER?
Would a real giant spider be better or worse???
@@eliasmg9144 At least a real giant spider would explain why so many people were terrified when they looked inside. Instead... we have a bunch of trained professionals getting scared by a Halloween prop in a cage.
This man just literally just introduced me to Kegetsu and over the course of minutes I have fallen in love with this woman and I'm crying over her motivations and story. What the fuck is happening?
Yeah, that's the way I feel about all these wrestling videos!
Yeah I'm awestruck by her, good lord. I wanna let her beat me up but I also wanna hug her and tell her how freaking cool and beautiful she is.
@@maggiedk .... same
Him there name is yu ishino and he recently Came out as trans
@@marwahachem5197 That's so fucking cool, thanks for the info!!
"if you hate me, get better than me..." is like a Villain wanting to be beaten by a Epic Hero, is sad and awesome at the same time.
Reninds me of Akuma and Ryu.
@@e3uphoric51 dman that was a sad anime
Itachi and sasuke also comes to mind
Alucard from Hellsing. He absolutely despised monsters like vampires and ghouls and werewolves, when he himself was the pinnacle of vampirism. He thus hated himself. He saw himself as a weak tusk of a man that couldn't achieve greatness in life without making a pact with the devil. That's also the reason he respects humans like Alexandr Anderson. The man was the only equal of Alucard the king of vampires in a duel, without actually being a vampire and still retaining his humanity, and they both deeply respected each other as men and as opponents. Hellsing was awesome.
Baki villains
"How could he do something like this?" THE MAN'S NAME IS EVIL
I THOUGHT HE WAS DIFFERENT OK?!?!?!
EVERY VILLAIN IS LEMON
@Vagabond ungovernable, not ignoble
Apparently he's engaged to Io Shirai. Not relevant, just a cool fact.
I mean in D&D evil just means your fine with doing a Violence/Oppression/Socially unacceptable, so even a Chaotic Evil character could still have really deep friendships, and very loving relationships, just you might murder someone of they get in your way
Thanks for exposing us to Kagetsu. She sounds like the Japanese Undertaker - a legendary final boss who was actually a great parental figure backstage.
Now he goes by Yu Ishino.
the fact not only am I just now watching this and learning about Yu Ishino, but that today is his 31's Birthday.
@@Zero1228xdamn, happy belated birthday to him then 🎉
@@Zero1228x Yo that rules! Grats to him on the transition! Betting that had something to do with retiring lol
Undertaker wasn't great backstage, he was a redneck bully, like you would expect
„Got your hopes up just a little bit didn’t I ?“ … holy shit … I don’t think that I have ever witnessed showmanship on that level in real life.
In pro wrestling, booing is just another kind of cheering. Or, as they say, any reaction is better than no reaction.
Kinda like "no publicity is bad publicity " even if it makes it look like your teenage daughter is grinding on your lap based off one still photo image. (the Trump and his daughter one from 96 I think, I'm not going to debate opinions as I don't care, just what I thought of)
Well that depends on the booing honestly. Roman Reigns was booed for a while for the wrong reasons but yes I agree that any reaction is better than no reaction. Although in Japanese wrestling the crowds react differently, they are silent for a while to respect the wrestlers and the people watching then cheer at certain times. Any wrestler who knows how to work with a crowd knows what they're doing.
thats so stupid wwe thinking
@@juliand.breakdown463 UK and continental Europe seem to play by those rules, too, as does indy circuit in general - the Kaiju Big Battel circuit for sure, and here in Ottawa 4C wrestling the most noise is always the biggest boos for the "meanest" villains. It all depends on how rowdy a given scene tends to be.
"What" and "boring" chants are some of the most toxic chants and do not benefit anybody. Booing a heel is fine and even encouraged to an extent, because they're supposed to be hated.
New Jack was an actual monster. There's playing a villain, and then there's being a racist, violent, potential murderer.
You're right
Nah, you're being worked son. People thought the same of Killer Kowalski back in the day.
Gullible thy name is thee.
@@Kfowlkes09 Dude, New Jack stabbed a guy.
@@sydneyboettcher2800 Sid stabbed Arn Anderson with a pair of scissors. You gonna call him insane too? Or was the Psycho part of his name just a gimmick?
Me, who knows nothing about wrestling: And then he did the symbol for the bullet club!! Can you believe that?!
The way he set it up too...kenta had nothing to do with the story but just mention him and the bullet club...even anyone who doesn't know were in shock at that turn... brilliant storytelling
And Kagetsu being awesome didn't even end with retirement He later ended up having one of the most public coming outs on the Japanese wrestling scene (as a trans man), wrote a book about his experiences and still occasionally wrestles on the memorial shows for one of his deceased students Absolute legend
RIP Hana Kimura
“I used to like paying video game! Then I lost my virginity” *Zoom in on a guy* They did that guy so dirty
lmao true
Facts
And he looked kinda nerdy. That was definitely some shade being thrown☠
IKR LMAO
DAMMMNN
Still don't know how I trusted a man called Evil
Come on man, respect the all caps. It's EVIL.
@@ironflyellis3817 All caps like KENTA
Surely it would be too obvious for him to actually be evil right? Right??
It’s actually an acronym, it really means EVERY VILLAIN IS LEMONS
@@WoodstockProd gasp
It’s kinda hard to forget Koketsu, crazily enough, as an artist, just looking at her move makes me wanna draw each of her dynamics, she’s beyond inspirational.
R.I.P Windham Lawrence Rotunda AKA Bray Wyatt you will be missed
me ordinarily: “eh, wrestling just isn’t really my thing!” me when SuperEyepatchWolf talks about wrestling: **HAVE YOU HEARD THE TALE OF THE GOLDEN LOVERS**
bruh watch some clips from the attitude era its great
If you don´t become interested in wrestling after hearing SuperEyepatchWolf sheer passion when talking about wrestling, you are a clinically diagnosed sociopath.
I'm in this comment and I don't like it.
Is it possible to learn this power??? *Turns and looks at you* Not from a Babyface.
“She made a running joke of hanging her opponent and kicking her down stairs” Wait... running joke... like multiple times? That requires a lot of set up to do
Yeah I can think of at least three times where she hung Mayu from something and dropped her, though kicking her down the stairs only happened when she did the hanging at one venue (Korakuen Hall). Though there was also the time she dropped the entrance stage onto Mayu's neck, when she wanted to mix up the attempted murder
@@Trentus86 wait what
@@Trentus86 a link maybe? I cant find any hanging
@@astaut2659 Oh my bad I thought you were asking about the stage haha. Here's a link to some pictures: www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/jzfvxi/stardom_a_reminder_of_the_times_kagetsu_decided/ And to a video of the first time: kzhead.info/sun/qsamZsiasJmAiGg/bejne.html
@@Trentus86 thats sad
So happy MJF was mentioned in this video. I went to private school and was surrounded by entitled, condescending guys like him. I even went into fashion design in college and the sight of burberry fake or otherwise gets my blood boiling thanks to MJF. He really is a master of his craft.
"People were starting to talk about EVIL as the least important member of LIJ." Me, a BUSHI stan: I'll take it!!
Bushi is extremely important.... Very important.... Most important..... Don't ask me why
Kegetsu: *Exists* Me: Oh no she's so cool.
I've never even seen her before this video and that was my exact reaction lmao
Her harem agrees
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She's got such a great style, so intense! I'm looking for matches as I write this! :O
I had only vaguely heard of Oedo Tai before this video, but now I fucking LOVE them. I really need to start watching Stardom...
Kegetsu reminds me of that one anime character who isnt inherently evil but just wants to fight someone strong enough to give them a challenge so they belittle the characters till they finally are strong enough to win
God I love that trope so much. Sure it’s cliche and overdone, but when done correctly there is litte as good.
I think Yujiro Hanma's behaviour specifically towards Baki Hanma captures that.
Vegeta
are you talking about segetsu for naruto shipuden
Like Jetstream Sam from MGR
Being a heel is liberating. When you're trying to get people to like you, there's rules you have to follow, there's certain things you can't say or do. When you're making people hate you, that all goes away, you don't have to worry about rules or conventions on how to behave. For me, that's the true brilliance of being a heel.
The most exposure to wrestling I’ve ever gotten before this was when they did a wrestling-themed episode of Ru Paul’s Drag Race and I thought the names “faces” and “heels” were something they made up for the show.
Someone should add Japanese subtitles to this and share it with Kagetsu to let her know she's acknowledged and appreciated outside of Japan as well.
i have no idea how to translate japanesse but i swear i will find a way to do this
@@arson.8164 So, did you do it?
KZhead’s got an auto-translate caption feature nowadays, so this could happen.
@@Marcharound KZhead's Auto-Captions are famously shit even in English, we who do not know Japanese can only imagine how much they suck in an entirely different script.
@@apossiblyhereticalalphaleg3595KZhead’s auto-captions are actually pretty decent in the modern day, or at least Super Eyepatch Wolf talks clear enough that the captions can follow his speech. I’m sure she would be able to understand him at the very least.
Basically, people saying wrestling is fake are missing out on a great show.
Basically, yeah. Pro wrestling is, at its core, performance art, and it's evolved in a way since the days of the Attitude Era (with its shock jock humor and juvenile writing) into great theater with complex, three-dimensional characters that don't have to be all shouty and angry all the time, now able to convey a variety of emotions. Basically, modern pro wrestling has openly embraced the performance art aspect of it and, in the case of wrestling around the world, can be viewed as a great window of getting a vibe for different cultures around the world: look at how different the wrestling is in Mexico or Australia compared to a place like Japan or the Congo; the internet has kinda allowed pro wrestling to become this really beautiful thing that can, if given a chance, bring people together in a shared sense of understanding.
I never understand it. If you can accept the storyline of a movie; you should be able to accept the entertainment of professional wrestling.
Yeah that's another thing. I never got interested into wrestling but I was always told it sucks bc it's fake. But like... movies and tv shows are fake?? And like, does it matter if it's fake? Do people actually expect wrestlers to fight like gladiators and illegal underground fight clubs?? Idk that's just weird. Super eyepatch make me realize it's a whole world of entertainement, story lines and character arcs and it seems so interesting.
It is fake, but it's fun so who cares.
Or, you know, a mediocre show. You saw that hall of terrible heels.
Me: *knows literally nothing about wrestling* Also, Me: WHY EVIL? HOW COULD YOU BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS? Seriously though, this video has given me a new appreciation for wrestling and how it's used to tell so many intertwining narratives. Also Kegetsu is fucking amazing.
Checking in a year later to see if wrestling took for you or not. I remember hating it, and then having what it really is (live action comic book with blurred lines) and loving it.
@@actuallynotsteve How do you get it into it? It looks fun.
@@PurKidz just watch WWE and remember that it's theater, and that the moves and wrestling will always be secondary. It's TV show, just let it be ridiculous. Some wrestler is telling a story that you'll relate to... young vs. old, new vs. veteran, etc. I'd recommend MJF vs Punk as a start, as you can avoid AEW after seeing its only good angle.
@@actuallynotsteve Thanks!
@@actuallynotsteveDidn’t realize I’d be seeing a WWE mark. How does it feel to hold loyalty to a company that doesn’t care about you?
R.I.P Bray wyatt man. Didn't watch s huge amount of wrestling, but he was one of the biggest draws for me, his character work was truly spectacular. He's with brodie now, two people gone way too soon
Kegetsu, deciding to be the villain in order to better shape the heroes; truly the road to hell is paved with good intentions...
Pretty epic
I'd like to think she is basically kinda like bakugo from MHA
@@levisamom5069 More like Garou from One Punch Man.
@@OtakuUnitedStudio nah the thing with garo is that he's the challanger...he is the one climbing the mountain while bakugo is already at the top of the mountain... he's one of the top of the class both physically and academically and that's what his character is like...the brash, arrogant, elite character...and the "if u wanna beat me get better than me" thing fits bakugo way more
more like itachi, become something powerful and hated to give others the motivation to get stronger so that they can defeat you
I know absolutely nothing about wrestling but I could watch stuff like this for hours
You would love New Japan Pro Wrestling, Stardom and Kenny Omega (world’s best wrestler, who is also obsessed with anime and RPGs)
@@autistpatrol2493 Sans
Same! It doesn't matter the medium, I just love good storytelling 😍
You could also try watching Vice's Dark Side of the Ring too. Really a wonderful and interesting show
@@autistpatrol2493 sans.
Coming back to this after the tragic announcement about Windham Rotunda/Bray Wyatt. This vid is such a fantastic dive into the brilliance wrestling can showcase, and it's saddening that so many write it off without a second thought due to it being scripted.
this happened to Shawn Michaels when he was younger. He became so consumed by the HBK character that he forgot who he really was!
Also with Randy Orton in his "Legend Killer" days. Wild how they invest themselves so deeply
Basically the better you are at making people hate you, the better you are as an actor.
I've seen you in many places. You're not just some guy. You're a comment man. A modern day hero.
Why are you everywhere
Bro you're basically anime Justin Y.
Damn cardi b Must be the best actress ever then
amber heard is the greatest actor of all time /s
i know literally nothing about wrestling but holy shit stan Kagetsu
Dude for real, how does she do that mist spit move?!
@@freebooterluckless Its basically a condom like container that has the green powder and she put the powder in her mouth with slight of hand and sprays it if you want more detail watch partsfunknowns video about green mist its a classic japanese heel move
@@freebooterluckless It was originally created by a wrestler named The Great Muta. Watch his work he's fantastic
I STAN
The demon queen of all heel wrestlers.
20:10 Thank you Super Eyepatch Wolf for introducing me to Kagetsu: one of the best but underrated women's wrestlers out there.
Kagetsu reminds me deeply of Undyne the Undying. Both just have such raw energy to them, honestly it's beautiful how Kagetsu can be encouraging to others so much
She's got some real big sis energy.
Also both of them are really hot lol
@@reloadpsi I feel like she would be the big sis who would bully me a little bit, but if someone pushes me wrong she would dropkick them into the damn sunset. Then she would call me weak and a coward, but also offer to teach me to toughen up a bit. Just that someone who's cold enough to fight without a care in the world, yet has enough heart to worry and care for those she loves.
@@grimsladeleviathan3958 very... specific there mate.
@@DukeofRizz Flowery imagination + ADHD lol
"Only one other man can do this" wait, someone more feared than New Jack? "Minoru Suzuki" Understandable, have a good day
basically my exact thought process, and 10000000% accurate
Dude kagetsu line “if you dont like me then beat me” thats actually the sickest thing ive ever heard that is so fucking awesome i actually wanna start watching female japanese wrestling just because of her
Its a gold mine of joy and athleticism. You'll find something you enjoy even if Kagetsu is retired
So watch it. It is fucking ridiculous and brilliant at the same time.
@@DomIstKrieg that statement applies to all wrestling lmao
Agree, hearing her story makes me seriously want to watch it. Even though I've never been a fan of sports, let alone wrestling
@@Chaosmancer7 So watch it. Oedo Tai's (the group Kagetsu was in) promo's were amazing too. They had fantastic chemistry.
RIP Bray, dude was one of my modern favorites
I’ve heard that it’s easy to make people hate you. But there’s a fine line between hate and disgust. And the trick is to find that balance.
Dusty’s absolute hatred for his Seven gimmick is what makes him so respectable. Dude isn’t just an entertainer, he’s an artist.
*Dustin
The Network saw the vignettes introducing him, which involved him menacing a child, and told them to scrap the gimmick in case people thought they were promoting child abuse. The rest of it was a worked shoot.
The dude was willing to get breast implants to push the Goldust gimmick forward. Truly dedicated.
God, the Japanese guy in the beginning, he's like everything Steven Seagal wishes he could be.
Antonio Inoki is one of the most interesting figures in the history of professional wrestling and Japanese sports and entertainment more generally. The concept of a Japanese Shi‘a Muslim retired pro wrestling superstar-turned-veteran diplomat and hostage negotiator sounds like the setup to a very convoluted joke, but it isn't.
I'm super curious about this guy now. He literally looks like a real-life anime character.
@@rokkimaize7333 Fun fact. You know Joey from Yugioh and how everytime he got serious he had that "Brooklyn Chin" thing happen? That, according to the series creator, was based off of Inoki's look.
“the Japanese guy” ....
@@dillonpanarello5242 You mean Joey Wheeler? That 3rd rate dualist with a 4th rate deck wishes he was as great.
surprising that I finally watched this (phenomenal) video today of all days, since it's actually the 11th anniversary of the death of Mike Shaw, the wrestler who played Bastion Booger. my mom works at a paper company in Michigan, and actually had a friendly professional relationship with Shaw, who moved over to corporate work in his post-wrestling life. even with that second life, though, he opened and ran a wrestling school in his hometown of Skandia, Michigan, a tiny town with less than a thousand people. I didn't even know until today, looking at his Wikipedia page, that he made a cameo in WWE Raw's 15th anniversary special, had a Jakks Pacific toy made of him, and even oversaw independent circuit wrestlers and had a couple independent fights in his final years. I was with my mom when she learned of his death, and I still remember her shock and total surprise at the news. even though I never had the chance to meet him, hearing from her the secondhand grief and love from those who knew and worked with him painted a picture of a kind, funny, hardworking man who had only love for his family, friends, and coworkers. seeing the clips used here, where he was able to so effectively, confidently make himself into a "disgusting" man for his matches, is funny and moving at the same time; for such a bizarre footnote in wrestling history, earning a section in a list of the "worst" heels from someone who clearly knows their wrestling history still feels like an appropriate cementation of his legacy and impact in its own way. in such a wild, bizarre industry filled with oddballs who don't even earn mentions for their fights a year later, let alone almost 30, this feels like an inclusion he would be honored by. sending this video to my mom this evening, think/hope she'll find it entertaining. keep up the excellent work
The worst insult in wrestling is to be ignored.
Bro that segment with Kagetsu was amazing! She has a badass theme and character and I thank you for presenting her on this video.
Even as someone who is not a wrestling fan, I think his videos about wrestling are some of his best and if I see him post one, I click on it immediately.
The key is passion. I could listen to a guy talk about something I never cared about, because as long as they are passionate they will have a lot to say about it and their excitement may prove infectious.
have you seen any wrestling?
AS a wrestling fan who has seen a lot of Wrestling vids, Super Eyepatch wolf is easily one of the best and most watchable on the subject.
I have to agree. I don't follow wrestling at all but his videos about them are just so good. Though at this point I feel like he can make video on anything and it'd be good.
his Passion shows through his videos about Wrestling, for sure.
“Way too long video on wrestling” are you kidding me i could watch you talk about wrestling for hours.
PLEASE keep talking about pro wrestling
netanel mullokandov sorry mate only watching this bc of wolf pro wrestling is balls
@@Couldbedumber I was never into wrestling,then I saw the first 2 videos,I'm still not much into it. But damn if I don't respect it.
Considering how many times I've rewatched his wrestling videos I have listened to him for hours lmfao
@@furyownswilder5198 damn didnt know you decided what he makes videos about lmao
This is the third time I've watched sew's wrestling series and it is so compelling and funny and heart-wrenching every time. It's what got me into pro wrestling and I am absolutely desperate for another entry in this series.
Well you finally got your wish
Well done loved the video 👌
Didn't expect to see you here!
Yo it's the hammer man.
moral of the story never be friends with some one whose name is Evil.
I was legitimately shocked by that in the video
Fun fact: Minoru Suzuki did the mo-cap for Tekken's King during the 90's, so calling him the "King" feels like a double entendre.
He also was a champion in Pancrase whose top champ was referred to as "The King of Pancrase" Oh baby a triple entendre.
@@ogreevans You're right, and man Suzuki's early Pancrase career is super underrated. As terrifying as he might be as a grizzled pro-wrestler today, he was equally (if not more) terrifying as a young, ripped, hyper-talented catch-wrestler looking to legitimately torture you before ripping your leg off. And even during that time, he mastered being a heel without saying a word; from that douchebag pompadour, to the way he'd smirk obnoxiously when his opponents try to counter his wrestling, to the signature black towel entrance... the man was a menace you wanted to hate and/or fear.
kinda like calling Snake " Big Boss "?
Is this true ?
@@dragio23234 yep
Kagetsu is actually really fun to watch based off of what environment she’s in. If it had a guardrail, her rival would be thrown off it and jumped on from the stairs. If there were wide bleachers, they’d be thrown between them. Fans reaching out to her would be cast aside and walked over just so she could get in a stab at whoever was next on her hit list. Best kinda chaos. 😌
Really happy to see this video back up. I saw this for the first time in early 2022 when I was just getting super into wrestling, and you introduced me to Stardom and Joshi, and where I’m at now, I don’t know what I’d be without Joshi. It’s almost all I watch anymore. I wouldn’t have Mayu Iwatani or AZM or Giulia had I not seen this video. And now Mayu is less than two weeks away from a match with the reason I started watching wrestling at all, Mercedes Moné. Seeing this video again isn’t just cool because it’s a terrific video, although it is, it’s cool because it’s kind of part of a full circle moment for me. Would be thrilled to see another wrestling upload from you soon, but I’ll watch no matter the topic anyway. Keep up the awesome work. EDIT: This is the first time I’ve seen footage Hana Kimura turn up in wrestling circles other than people memorializing her, so that’s cool. I’ve only ever watched her matches posthumously, so seeing her wrestle and seeing Kagetsu/Yu Ishino mention her by name and it’s treated as part of a larger story, a whole, got to me. For a moment it felt like Hana was still with us. So thank you for that
7:27 "And then I lost my virginity" *cuts to the most virgin looking guy in the arena*
I swear to God, the guy wakes up every day with that playing in his head. Why did they have to cut to him? By God, they ripped him in half....
bro just came to watch some wrestling and got humliated on television lmao
Western wrestling fan here. I'm really upset that this is the first time I've heard of Kagetsu. Legit furious
Me too dude
can relate
The joy and horror of joshi wrestling fan. They are the best. They will sacrifice a body in the ring to give us the best possible entertainment. And they will retire quicker than their male counterparts, because they are broken down quicker, for less money. They burn brighter, quicker. You have to be lucky to catch them in their prime. Luckily the accessiblity of the video is much better. Do the deep dive as soon as you can. Find your favorites.
Funny how I never watched any wrestling, but I am a massive Yakuza fan and so seeing Naito and Ogata was interestingly familiar. For those who don't know, Naito, Ogata and many other Japanese pro wrestlers make cameo appearances in Yakuza 6 as a gang of vigilantes called JUSTIS and they serve as antagonists you eventually turn to your side as Kiryu, the protagonist, takes JUSTIS down one member at a time in massive gang fights. They even use their catchphrases and signature moves.
I fucking knew I recognised them from somewhere
As in 'Tranquilo' Naito?
@@ChristopherJames1993 Yep. His special ability is even called "Tranquilo".
@@ChristopherJames1993tranquillo is his finishing move seen here 28:12 he basically catches u by the neck from behind, spins around and spikes the back of the head to the mat... one of the cooler finishers out there
HOLY FUCKING SHIT
I have never cared nor watch wrestling, but these videos of yours have actually made me respect it, and your one with the Golden Lovers in particular made me genuinely care.
"it was a fucking plastic spider and im still mad" me: i know that pain
My brother told me What if he opened it to the crowd and it turned out to be hundreds of real spiders and flung it into the audience and they crawled everywhere.
@@udabudha2867 that would have been better
"Imagine walking to a job where people hate you." Easy I already work at gamestop.
People hate you BC you give them 2$ for a ps4. Also he said imagine if it was your job to make people hate you. Not imagine if people hated h at ur job.
Gamestop? haha dude just go to steam LOLOLOL
J. K U S Z Imagine being so small brained you hate the poor shmuck working behind the counter for the decisions of the company.
@@masterduelcentral sorry can't words goods
Gourgeous George never met Ali. Freddy Blaise did and Ali thought he was George
I remember seeing this interview with Classy Freddie Blassie years ago about how, when he used to wrestle as a heel, fans who would boo him mercilessly and one even set fire to his car. His response to that: "They couldn't help it. They loved me." Legend!
So sad seeing the thumbnail now. RIP Bray Wyatt aka Windham Rotunda.
*Mentions EVIL turning on Naito* Me an LIJ mark: *weeps uncontrollably*
I'm surprised he didn't include the audio of Hiromu screaming in agony as EVIL walked away.
@@l.s.herrera1411 Or Milano sobbing at the commentary desk.
Gedo isn't done making Naito suffer
I still can't believe how genuinely shocked I was that a guy named "EVIL" betrayed his friends.
I have an easier way of making people hate you, you spam links in comments :) kzhead.info/sun/n8-Sk9OAapicrIk/bejne.html
“People began speaking of EVIL as the least important member of LIJ” *sigh of relief from Bushi*
LMFAO underrated comment
May you receive past 100 LIKES before 2020 concludes.
Somebody has to eat the pins in those tag matches
It could be worse. You could be Douki.
Mjf is next level man, when I saw him in the second episode of aew I knew they had something special. After I found out he'd been doing it for years, and the creepy documentary, this is an amazing story he's been telling for years
Can't believe you missed the Iron Sheik! He is such a great entry point into what an incredible heel is, using political tension to throw crowds into fits of rage
Yo, I legitimately love Kagetsu. Holy shit, that woman is amazing.
Do you know the song that plays when she is brought up at 20:10 it's driving me crazy
@@vishrutbajaj337 Karate by Babymetal
She is amazing
they be like KDA but more brutal
"The art of making people hate you" *I'm so good at Art*
Oof
Same
I'm a master artist
Edgy
*bold = funny*
I've always loved heels myself. Not the same way that too many of the smarks who take everything too seriously do, but in the way that I boo the bad guys as a sign of respect. I'm mostly a WWE guy, but every time I see someone recapping the stories from Japan, I always wish the langauge barrier and time difference didn't hurt so much (I'm east coast US). Those stories seem so raw and powerful, but they're also so much more subtle than American pro wrestling stories. Maybe I'm just missing it since I can't read that deep into it due to the aforementioned langauge issues. At any rate, thank you for so much depth and passion in this video and videos like it. It's refreshing to find wrestling videos where someone isn't just either blindly loving a company or blindly hating a company. There's art to this and it gets lost in the shuffle of the social media these days.
Oh man, seeing that Suzuki dude toss the chair aside put me in my feelings. Was 12 years old in 1999, so naturally I was doing crotch chops and wearing scsa shirts with the boys
Seeing Hana Kimura made me tear up still hurts ;_;
That is a really sad story. :(
Oh wow I looked that up... A fucking shame.
I still feel sadness for her family and anger toward the stupidity of those who caused it
Plot twist: MJF isn't playing a character.
I'm starting to believe that lmao
MJF's character lines up so specifically with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) that I'm convinced he's intentionally acting that way. Like, he did the research into psychology diagnostics and molded this into his character. However, the biggest thing that sets him apart is that he's going above and beyond keeping himself in character seemingly at all times. NPD Signs directly taken from the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual * Grandiose sense of self-importance * Preoccupation with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love * Belief that one is special and can only be understood by or associate with special people or institutions * A need for excessive admiration * A sense of entitlement (to special treatment) * Exploitation of others * A lack of empathy * Envy of others or the belief that one is the object of envy * Arrogant, haughty behavior or attitudes
MJF used to be in a relationship with Allie Kat, and when he broke up with her, after she moved across the country, he left her homeless. This isn't a work. He's an IRL piece of shit.
@Cooldrew100 I’m by no means immersed in the world of wrestling gossip but a cursory Google of that story brought up a Twitter screencap where both of them say what amounts to “that’s not true lol” old.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/ecc06w/a_fun_twitter_exchange_between_allie_kat_and_mjf/
I just wanted to say thank you for making these wrestling videos, they've all been amazing, and they introduced the greatness that is Minoru Suzuki and Kagetsu to me, I've become such a massive fan of Suzuki's through this intro, and because of that I'm finally getting to meet him next month at a show. The series is great on its own, your research and the way you present it all is amazing, the music editing choices fit perfectly and bring chills at moments, and I love as a wrestling fan how you present these to non wrestling fans, because these are all proper docs that anyone can watch and learn from, even a longtime fan like me. These videos are amazing on their own, and deserve commendation for that, but I have to give extra thanks, because again, without you and these videos I wouldn't be meeting Minoru Suzuki, so thank you very much Super Eyepatch Wolf.
Kagetsu looks in all those matches like she is having the time of her life. I had no idea that wrestling brand existed but it looks amazing even without giant halls and pyrotechnics.
Stardom is on the path to became the NJPW of women's wrestling
The women's wrestling in Japan is some of the coolest shit I've ever seen
Can't recommend it enough their KZhead channel uploads a ton of great stuff, check it out
+fakest...i still watch them tho my fav is Raiki seika
Oh snap, I'm glad I read comments
@@Basteal same
@erberen shamu uuhhhh
Joshi wrestling has two gears: Comedy and M U R D E R.
I'll never forget the horror I felt when I saw Suzuki injure Tanahashi, and how disgusted I felt when he gloated about it.
Got no interest in wrestling at all but listening to a guy talk about something he is absolutely passionate about is always fascinating.
@Jericholic2323 Huh? Wolf has made 3 videos talking about good wrestling can be but yeah, "...He doesnt really seem passionate." You do know that theres more to being passionate than just someones voice right?
"People were afraid of New Jack" -- "were"?? Dude is going to come after you for implying aren't still afraid of him.
New Jack retired in 2013, but I'm still terrified of him. No really.
Even though he's in America, I feel like he'd cross the globe if I said some shit about him under my breatg
I remember when he said he would kill Logan paul in a wrestling match
He's actually pretty chill when he's not in-character. Very calm and good sense of humor. I don't think he hates white people either. He just understands how to use race to get heat. I don't agree with a lot of shit Jack has done, but at the end of the day he's just another guy trying to make a paycheck.
@@jakefoley9539 He... stabbed someone. That sounds acutely un-chill, if you ask me.
Came back to this beautiful video after hearing the news. RIP Bray, I'm so sorry that you couldn't stick around to tell the rest of your stories.
Only in the world of Pro-Wrestling could someone calling themselves "Evil" ever be considered a rebellious good guy. I love this stupid awesome pastime.
Well he's not a good guy anymore
@@ChuckyBeingChucky I mean, fair. But the fact that he was at all is super amusing and interesting to me.
He would come in a robe carrying a giant scythe, he was very over the top with the edginess that it almost circled back to being endearing? Now he's actually living out his name.
@@soliduswasright678 I mean, EVIL was basically a huge chuuni dude, it's so cheesy that it made him likeable.
... wait, Kagetsu? Someone is finally talking about Kagetsu? You've made me so unbelievably happy. Her run towards the end of her career encapsulated everything I love about wrestling. I think about them, her feuds, her relationships often- and no one else ever knows who I'm talking about. While those brief frames of Kagetsu, Kris, and Hana bring up... a lot of complex feelings, it also summarizes one of the strongest periods in wrestling for me and I'm glad it's being remembered.
Oedo Tai for life
All of Oedo Tai really deserve more international recognition. They're hands down my all time favorite wrestling faction. Of course, just sucks that they're basically gone now, with Kagetsu and Kris being retired and that awful tragedy with Hana.
someone knows what song plays when kagetsu appears in the video?
@@franciscoverafricke6420 Karate by Babymetal
That bow from Suzuki gets me crying every time I see it. It’s seriously one of the most beautiful moments in wrestling.
This is genuinely one of the greatest and most informative documentaries on wrestling I’ve seen. Keep coming back to it.
So the take away for me is, "Start watching Japanese Wrestling."
YES.
YES.
Paulo Inocente the omega vs okada trilogy for sure
Paulo Inocente dailymotion has full matches from most promotions, watchwrestling.in has full show streams
NJPW and Stardom are great, definitely start watching Puro.
"Hana you're just 20 years old." That hurt.
That cut a little too deep...
Why?
@@samerero9886 she took her life not too long ago
@@vta2265 Just found about it. She's still too young! Geez this is why I hate bullies
I was dreading a Hana Reference, but it still hurt like hell when it came up
Oh hey this video is back, YAY lol I felt like I was losing my mind searching for this video until I realized it was taken down lol
I am so happy you got this video back up, I literally just saw it blink back into existence, hell yeah man so happy for you.
I audibly gasped at the “Symbol of the Bullet Club” part, despite having never heard of any of these people or their organization (outside of your extremely informative videos) 😅
Lmao same
That's because he's an S-tier youtuber.
Same but the worst part was that dude pulling out a knife a stabbing someone
Honestly EyepatchWolf's production and timing is so good it gives the scene a lot of extra gravitas and impact. He's clearly passionate about wrestling and his passion carries on to the way he edits this videos. Thats why i enjoy them a lot despite being a complete stranger to wrestling and not knowing any of these people and the storylines they take part in at all previously
Me too. I exclaimed "OH MY GOOOOD!!"
Antonio Inoki: *Having a winning streak that lasted for years* Big Van Vader: IT’S VADER TIME!!!!
I remebered watching him do a moonsault and i was like how was that humanly possible for a guy thats 500 pounds going against the likes of sting and cactus jack
I haven't watched wrestling for several years now and watching these series of videos have helped recapture what I loved about wrestling. It is freaking awesome the story they spin. That segment with Kegestu was really heartwarming to me. The way she played the villain in the ring so that she would be able to push the her rivals and opponents to greater is truly admirable. I am a bit sad she retired but I hope she is doing well in what ever she is doing right now.
Hot damn. The moment Suzuki goes from holding the steel chair over Liger to a full-floor-contact bow (not a normal bow, mind you. True prostration) is amazing. Talk about a moment that both impresses you deeply but messes with your head because it so strongly clashes with the created/altered/heightened reality surrounding this industry. Wow. Really powerful stuff.
That Kegetsu girl is an anime villain, even down to her line.
"Too much freedom is a bad thing." Was the heel tagline of Sargent slaughter
@JoJo is not an anime in a vacuum, yes. With context it sure was
@JoJo is not an anime you didn't read what I said did you.
@JoJo is not an anime people have different ideologies about freedom, you just happen to like authority more, and Sgt slaughter's tagline is definitely coming from an authoritarian heel
"Too much pink energy is bad." - Zordon
Thank god this video got back up. This is by far your best wrestling video and my favorite explanation as to why I like heels more than any other wrestler.
I think any fans favorite heel turn is the first they were around and surprised at for me that was the Shield implosion, despite WWE being pretty weak compared to the competition that moment still sticks out to me cause of the aftermath and careers of its members that showcased every good and bad side of the industry from Seths failure as a face without them, Romans failed attempts at becoming a face till very real real life relatable circumstances flipped that, and Dean having the company itself fail him that single heel turn opened my eyes to how much power the crowd has and how much talent just gets left in the dust at WWE
Naito: "You're Evil!" Evil: "Always have been."